One of the key innovations is the formal introduction of e-commerce operators and specialized warehouses for online orders into national legislation.

These operators will be subject to mandatory requirements, including an automated goods accounting system compatible with customs software, 24/7 video surveillance with storage of recordings for at least 30 days, X-ray inspection equipment, loading machinery, certified weighing scales, backup power supply systems, and specially equipped storage areas for goods requiring special conditions.

The document also allows accredited e-commerce operators to work through international postal exchange points.

Legal entities will be eligible to be included in the official register of e-commerce operators and operate under the new regulatory framework.

Significant changes are also introduced to customs inspection procedures. Part of the inspections may now be conducted remotely using digital technologies.

Planned on-site inspections of the same foreign economic activity participant may be carried out no more than once every two years. At the same time, unplanned inspections remain unlimited in frequency. Customs authorities are also granted the right not to notify businesses in advance of desk audits.

In addition, the document sets new deadlines for notifying businesses about inspections, introduces standardized customs inspection report forms, clarifies procedures for assessing additional customs payments in case of violations, and defines enforcement mechanisms for compliance orders. If customs requirements are not met within the established timeframe, cases may be transferred to law enforcement units, and the business may be classified as high-risk.

Another change concerns customs infrastructure. The term «e-commerce warehouse» is now officially introduced into regulatory acts and included in the list of customs control facilities alongside temporary storage warehouses, customs warehouses, and duty-free shops.

According to the resolution, the changes are aimed at aligning customs legislation with the updated Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), developing e-commerce, accelerating online order processing, and digitizing customs procedures. The resolution will enter into force simultaneously with the relevant protocol amendments to the EAEU Customs Code.